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Answer: You hold an apple over your head. (a) Identify all
Chapter 5, Problem 5E(choose chapter or problem)
Problem 5E
You hold an apple over your head. (a) Identify all the forces acting on the apple and their reaction forces. (b) When you drop the apple, identify all the forces acting on it as it falls and the corresponding reaction forces. Neglect air drag.
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QUESTION:
Problem 5E
You hold an apple over your head. (a) Identify all the forces acting on the apple and their reaction forces. (b) When you drop the apple, identify all the forces acting on it as it falls and the corresponding reaction forces. Neglect air drag.
ANSWER:
Solution 5E
(a) The forces acting on the apple are: (i) the weight of the apple, or the earth’s gravitational force on the apple and (ii) the push of the head on the apple upward. These are the action force.